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    Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Resigns In Wake Of Children's Book Scandal

    Pugh, a Democrat, is being investigated for alleged "self-dealing" scheme in which she sold thousands of copies of a self-published children's book series to entities with business before the city.
    by Brakkton Booker May 02, 2019 3 minutes
    Mayor Catherine Pugh seen here in March offering background on her <em>Healthy Holly</em> book business during a City Hall press conference.

    After weeks of growing pleas for her to step down, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has resigned, her attorney said Thursday.

    "I am sorry for the harm that I have caused to the image of the city of Baltimore and the credibility of the office of the mayor," she said in a letter read by her lawyer Steve Silverman.

    "Baltimore deserves a mayor who can move our great city forward," the

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